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Richard Masters

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VP Data & AI Virgin Atlantic Airways

Richard Masters is Vice President of Data & AI at Virgin Atlantic, where he leads the airline’s data transformation, enterprise data platform, and AI ecosystem. He oversees Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Governance, and Product Development, and sets the airline’s overall AI strategy. With more than 15 years in AI and data product development, he previously held roles at BAE Systems AI (Detica) focusing on technical consulting, graph technologies, and decision intelligence, and led Data Science & Engineering in EY’s Forensics division in the UK. He earned a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Oxford, specializing in complex data analysis and instrumentation.

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Wednesday Keynote

2025-06-11 · Data + AI Summit 2025

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with Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase) , Kasey Uhlenhuth (Databricks) , Justin DeBrabant (Databricks) , Greg Ulrich (Mastercard) , Richard Masters (Virgin Atlantic Airways) , Ali Ghodsi (Databricks) , Reynold Xin (Databricks) , Nikita Shamgunov (Neon) , Dario Amodei (Anthropic) , Holly Smith (Databricks) , Hanlin Tang (Databricks)

AI/ML Databricks

Be first to witness the latest breakthroughs from Databricks and share the success of innovative data and AI companies.

Manufacturing and Transportation Industry Forum | Sponsored by: Deloitte and AWS

2025-06-10 · Data + AI Summit 2025 Watch

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with Victor Dsouza (Applied Materials) , Richard Masters (Virgin Atlantic Airways) , Andy Isenman (Heathrow) , Dr. Andrej Levin (Boston Consulting Group) , Shiv Trisal (Databricks) , Caitlin Gordon (Databricks)

AI/ML AWS Databricks GenAI

Join us for an inspiring forum showcasing how manufacturers and transportation leaders are turning today's challenges into tomorrow's opportunities. From automotive giants revolutionizing product development with generative AI to logistics providers optimizing routes for both cost and sustainability, discover how industry pioneers are reshaping the future of industrial operations. Highlighting this session is an exciting collaboration between Heathrow Airport and Virgin Atlantic, demonstrating how partnership and innovation are transforming the air travel experience. Learn how these leaders and other companies are using Databricks to tackle their most pressing challenges — from smart factory transformations to autonomous systems development — proving that the path to profitability and sustainability runs through intelligent operations.